The Brilliant Gemstone had previously brought great benefits to Kang Shin-mu.
After the Brilliant Gemstone was activated, it could absorb the power of the Great Compassion Heavenly Dragon Seal and condense a golden barrier. This golden barrier could withstand a full-force attack from a peak supreme god-level powerhouse at most.
However, the charging time of the Brilliant Gemstone was extremely long, and it could not be used at any time and place.
After using it once, one would have to wait seven days for it to be fully charged.
Of course, for Kang Shin-mu, his devouring power could shorten this charging time indefinitely. He could even use it again within a short period of time. However, that would only be possible if he could devour enough power.
Another way was to use the Dragon Soldier Chen Xing's spectral battle runes.
Spectral battle runes could store enough energy and then recharge dazzling materials that needed to be recharged at critical times.
For example, the Brilliant Gemstone.
Unfortunately, the spectral battle runes could not be used to their full effect now. At the very least, Kang Shin-mu would have to wait until he reached the supreme god-level before it could be used normally.
Now, it was probably only enough to recharge the Brilliant Gemstone half a time …
Of course, this was enough for Kang Shin-mu.
At this moment, the power of the Brilliant Gemstone exploded.
The surroundings of Jiang Shenwu's black dragon body were completely enveloped by a golden protective barrier. All of the lightning was repelled, unable to harm him at all.
At the same time, Kang Shin-mu continued to devour the power of the surrounding lightning to recharge the Brilliant Gemstone.
"Spectral battle runes!"
"Devour!"
The power that the spectral battle runes had been absorbing and storing erupted and was channeled into the Brilliant Gemstone.
Although only half of the Brilliant Gemstone had been charged, as the power of the lightning that Kang Shin-mu devoured was continuously converted, the power of the Brilliant Gemstone was actually fully charged in a short period of time.
The terrifying lightning attack did not last for too long.
By the time the golden protective barrier of Kang Shin-mu's Brilliant Gemstone was destroyed, the lightning attack was already in the process of dissipating.
Next, Kang Shin-mu did not need to use the Brilliant Gemstone anymore.
Moreover, the Brilliant Gemstone could still be used now …
This meant that Kang Shin-mu could block one more attack.
"I can use the Brilliant Gemstone to block one attack every two times."
The corners of Kang Shin-mu's mouth curled up.
This was the strength of the Brilliant Ruby Stone. It was a pity that the Great Compassion Heavenly Dragon Seal had too few defensive patterns. Otherwise, it would have been possible for it to withstand the attack of a supreme powerhouse.
There was no need to think about it now.
Kang Shin-mu was wondering if he should use the Brilliant Gem on Chen Xing too.
This way, he would be able to work better with his spectre battle runes … but after some thought, he decided against it.
Although the Brilliant Ruby Stone was powerful, its weakness was also very obvious. It needed to be charged, so it couldn't be used as a permanent defense.
Especially during a sustained battle.
Most of the time, Kang Shin-mu could not devour enough energy to charge the Brilliant Ruby Stone. Under such circumstances, he would easily miscalculate if he only relied on the Brilliant Ruby Stone.
Therefore, it would be better to dazzle other defensive materials so that his defensive power could reach a certain height at all times.
After the thunderous attack.
Kang Shin-mu survived unscathed.
However, as he looked around, he realized that the others were not in a good state.
There were originally more than 2,400 people left.
However, after the fourth thunderous attack, there were only about 1,000 people left.
Among these 1,000 people, more than half were slightly injured. It could be seen that the thunderous attack was quite terrifying.
If Kang Shin-mu hadn't used the Brilliant Gemstone for defense, he would have had to use the Chen Xing Dragon Weapon.
Fortunately, the existence of the Brilliant Gemstone allowed Kang Shin-mu to be fearless. There was no need to use the Chen Xing Dragon Weapon for now.
"There are 981 people left!"
"In the end, only 128 people can stay and advance to the third round. In other words, there will be at least two or three more attacks."
"Based on the previous situation, each attack is twice as strong as the previous one …"
"If I fully activate my defense, I can block at least ten more attacks."
Kang Shin-mu estimated the limit of his defense.
He looked around, constantly observing the other opponents.
This was especially so for the hidden expert. He had survived the thunderous attack and seemed to be uninjured. He had transformed into a black dragon that was faintly discernible. He was inconspicuous in the corner of the hall.
However, at this time, Kang Shin-mu noticed a few special people.
These guys were all in the hall. So far, they hadn't suffered any injuries at all. Moreover, they seemed to be defending quite easily.
"There are four people at Level Two of the Transcendent God?"
"There are at least six people at Level One of the Transcendent God."
"Also, there are at least ten people at the Dragon Emperor's peak, ultimate powerhouses."
As Kang Shin-mu observed carefully, he had already locked onto the opponents that could pose a threat to him.
At the same time, Kang Shin-mu knew very well that he was already on someone else's watch list.
After all, up until now, Jiang Shenwu had been able to easily block every single one of their attacks.
In the eyes of others, he was also an ultimate powerhouse at the peak of the Dragon Emperor's peak.
There were still quite a number of such powerhouses.
After all, the majority of the fifth-class disciples were at the peak of the Dragon Emperor's peak.
Many of the Level One of the Transcendent Gods had been promoted to the sixth-class disciples and would not participate in this competition.
No matter what, there were at least dozens of people that Kang Shin-mu saw that could pose a threat to him.
As for the specific strength of each of them, Kang Shin-mu could not estimate it.
After all, he could not directly sense the strength of others through the light pillar's small world. It was difficult to accurately grasp it just by looking at it.
Therefore, he would have to see their performance when the time came.
"Next, I'll rest for a day."
As Kang Shin-mu thought about this, he realized that the light pillar that enveloped him suddenly disappeared.
The scenery of the Small World also quickly faded away.
He reappeared in the hall.
"I can cultivate as much as I can during this rest day.
Of course, most people won't use this little time to cultivate. Instead, they should be preparing for the next round. "
Kang Shin-mu thought to himself.
The second round was a competition of defense. Whoever could stand until the end would advance to the third round.